If Zac Taylor doesn't evolve, Joe Burrow and the Bengals' 2021 season is already over

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(10-12-2021, 11:21 PM)northernbengal Wrote: This team does not have crap talent, if you think that you are silly. The IOL is not great but is workable. And you would use gap scheme so that IOL(Except the puller if there is one) can down block. You could also move the pocket and run screens to help out the IOL. The product on the field is a mix of scheme, execution, and talent. If you do not think scheme can elevate players or have a large impact you haven't watched the Rams and Patriots Superbowl. 

Also from a teambuilding perspective we do not need a tight end. You only need 3 offensive weapons and we look like we have 4. 

Who are the 4 offensive weapons?

Chase, obviously.

Mixon is good, if healthy, but rarely is anymore.

Boyd is a good slot/possession guy, but only 1 TD to 4 Int's on 35 targets this year.

Higgins has struggled outside the red zone this year and isn't even Top 100 in yards/target.  Folks had high hopes on him developing into a WR1 or 1b, but he hasn't shown it this year.  

You look at Tampa, they have Godwin, Evans, AB, Gronk, and Fornette.  Plus their depth guys are guys like Ronald Jones, OJ Howard, and Tyler Johnson.

Or Zac is a McVay disciple.  McVay had Cooks, Kupp, Woods, and the best RB in the game in Gurley when he went to the SB.  He currently has 4 WR's with 200+ receiving yards with Kupp, Woods, Van Jefferson, and DeSean Jackson.  We have 2.  

You can get by with 3 weapons if 2 of them are elite, not guys like Boyd who had a couple of seasons where he barely got 1000 yards because there was nothing around him and they force fed him targets.  

This past week is a perfect example.  We have nobody currently like Devonta Adams who can just go out there and take a game over.  Chase could very well become that guy, but it's very early to annoit him that.

Not to mention Trey Hopkins has been abysmal this year.